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Kris felt a shiver go down his spine. 'That was weird.' He started to rub his arms to give himself some warmth. 'Something must have happened.'

"Boss."

He turned around to see Sehun standing by the kitchen doorway.

"You okay?" The other started to approach, having a worried expression on his face. "You don't look so good."

"I-I…um, I don't know…I just had a bad feeling just now. T-thats all."

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Tao tried his best to push away, but the other quickly placed his hand behind Tao's head, pushing him closer and deepening the kiss. The panda's mind started to race and immediately, an image of Kris formed in his mind.

With all his strength, Tao jerked back and harshly slap Aaron across the face.

"Wh-what the hell!? Why did you do that?!!" Tao placed his fingers against his lips, trembling in the process. 'H-he…he kissed me?!' His mind started to spin; he was still feeling miserable about his father's passing and now he has to deal with Aaron, who just given him a kiss on the lips. 'Oh no! Kris!!' He gave a furious expression towards Aaron. "Don't ever come near me…got it?!"

He was about to get Yitao, when Aaron grabbed the other's hand. "T-Tao, wait, I'm sorry --"

"Sorry?" He turned around, pulling his hand away from the other. "Sorry?! You kissed me!"

"I-I know," He grabbed Tao's hand again, but with a tighter grip. "Tao, please…I love you, more than anything."

"You know that I am with Kris --" Immediately, he was interrupted when he was pulled into a tight embrace, while Aaron still was sitting on the bench. "L-let me go --"

Aaron shook his head against Tao's stomach. "N-no!"

Soon, people walking by started to whisper and stare at the two. Tao felt his cheeks burning as well as his head pounding. He tried his best to push himself off the other, but his hold was tight.

"Tao, I can make you happy…more than that man can. What makes him so special huh? I don't understand." He stuttered with his words as he let tears run down his cheeks. "I know you…more than him…I am perfect for you! No one else can compete with me!"

Tao bit his lip hard. Yes, Aaron knew him. Yes, Aaron knows almost everything about him. Yes, Aaron would be the best partner for Tao to be with. 'But he isn't Kris.' "I-I'm sorry." With that, he pushed Aaron back and turned around to get Yitao.

By then, Yitao turned around, making his back face towards Tao and Aaron. He held onto the hem of his shirt, trembling a bit. 'Why was mommy kissing uncle? What about daddy?' His eyes widen a bit at a realization. 'D-does that mean…mommy is going to leave us?'

"Yitao!"

The young panda turned around, trying his best not to let out tears. 'Mommy doesn't like me anymore?'

"Yi-Yitao, lets go." Not giving Yitao a chance to speak, Tao picked him up and started to jog away from the play ground. Yitao wrapped his arms around Tao's neck, staring back at Aaron, who displayed an angry expression.

As Tao and Yitao disappeared in the crowd, Aaron grew angry and formed a fist with his hand; he banged on the backrest hard making the people walking by look at him with confusion and a little bit of fear.

'Damn it.' Aaron sighed and rested his head against the palms of his hands. 'Son of a …damn you Kris.'

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Tao placed Yitao down on the ground, trying to regain his breath. 'What am I going to do.' He felt worried and was unsure what he should do now. 'D-do I tell Kris about this? B-but he will get mad for sure…I mean, he got really mad about Geunsuk and Intae before.' He closed his eyes tightly, trying his best not to cry. 'I'm scared.'

Yitao stared at his mother with sad eyes. He slowly approached his 'mother' and held onto his hand. "Mommy." He said softly.

"Y-yes?" Tao looked down at the young panda. "What is i-it?"

"I wanna go home now." He stared at the ground, not wanting to look up at the other's eyes. "I want to see daddy."

"O-Okay." 'Whats wrong with Yitao? D-Did he see me and Aaron? B-but that is impossible…his back was turned.' "Um, Yitao."

"Yes?" He said, not looking at the other.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, mommy…I'm okay." He tugged onto Tao's hand. "Lets go. I wanna see daddy."

"A-all right." Tao and Yitao proceeded to walk back the apartment. It was a quiet walk between them, only the sounds of people and cars passing by filled their ears. The panda felt sick to his stomach. Today was suppose to be a day to calm down and have a nice time with his baby, but instead, Aaron and his action, ruined everything. He started to touch his lips; he remembered how Aaron kept pressing his lips against his. 'I-If I tell Kris…he would be angry…I don't want him to hate me though.'

As they got closer to the apartment complex, the more Tao was feeling uneasy. He thought about it more and a scenario popped in his mind; if Kris got angry with Geunsuk, way before the two got together, he feared the worst if he knew what Aaron did to him. 'He could be so angry that he would beat him up! Okay, Aaron may have done a wrong thing…b-but he is still my friend…and e-ex. I don't want them to fight! That is the last thing on my mind right now. O-or worse...he isn't going to love me anymore.' He nodded his head. 'I should just keep quiet about this for awhile…'

He fished out his keys and opened the door. Immediately, the young panda ran inside, leaving a confused Tao behind. 'What is up with Yitao?' He thought as he closed the door behind. 'He has been fairly quiet…D-did I do something wrong?'

"Oh, Tao," The panda looked up to see Sehun, with a towel on his head. "Figured it was you…Luhan, Yixing, and Kris --"

"W-where's daddy?" The young panda asked, rushing out from Tao's room.

"Oh, he went with auntie and uncle to the store." Sehun said as he squatted down to be at the same height as the other. "Your father had some neck problems going on…the are easing up, but it is still bothering him, so they went with him to get some medicine to ease him a bit." He weakly chuckled. "Boss rarely gets them. He isn't sure how to cure those stiff necks you know."

Yitao slowly nodded and went back to Tao's room, closing the door. Sehun raised his eye brow, feeling something off about the young panda. "I-is there something wrong with him? He seems…sad." The gardener said, looking back at Tao.

"U-um, I'm not sure myself…he just seemed a little down." 'I'm starting to think if I did something wrong.'

"Oh, well…it is hot today…maybe the heat got to him. Let him rest for awhile…I opened some of the windows in the rooms. Hope that is okay."

"Y-yeah, thats fine."

Sehun nodded and started to head towards the kitchen. Tao sighed and started to head towards the couch, plopping himself down. 'What am I going to do.'

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"Yixing, where are you going?"

"Ah," Yixing turned around to fully face his brother and Kris. "I just texted Suho…I was going to ask him today about Kris' idea."

"Oh, okay…you want us --"

"Thats okay. I'll just meet you guys back in the apartment."

Luhan nodded and bid him a safe trip over to Suho's. Yixing waved and watched as the two made their way inside the bus. He started to walk towards the direction to where Suho lived. It wasn't far from where he was, thankfully. It saved him from using money to use the bus.

He was soon approaching a very familiar apartment complex. With a weak smile on his face, he made his way up the steps, to the third floor. Yixing approached Suho's door, and without letting his hand knock the door, it opened itself, showing a smiling Suho before him. Just then, Yixing's heart started to beat.

"I had a feeling it was you."

"J-just be careful okay…just don't open doors like that."

"I'm sorry," Suho chuckled as he moved to the side to let the other in. "Come in."

Just as Yixing came in, Joonxing ran up to Yixing, hugging his legs in the process. "Hello papa!" He said with a bright smile.

Yixing blushed a bit at the new term. After a while, Joonxing started to open his heart to Yixing and now took a liking to the other. Soon, he started to call him 'papa' since Yixing would subconsciously act like one around him. Now, Joonxing felt his life was complete since he now has a mama and papa with him. Yixing was still getting used to it, but every time Joonxing would say it, no doubt that it made me happy. "Hello to you too."

As Suho closed the door he made his way over to the kitchen, grabbing his apron from the hook. "I can make you something if you like. I just finished making Joonxing a sandwich...would you like one?" He made a perfect bow and dusted the front side of his apron.

"U-um, no. I'm good."

"You sure?"

"Uh…w-water is fine." He told the other as he lifted up Joonxing, carrying him to the kitchen.

"I'll make you ice tea. How is that?" Suho turned around holding onto an empty glass.

"Ah, sure." Yixing smiled. "Thank you."

"No problem," He replied. "So, what was the news that you wanted to tell me?"

"I-I…um…well…Kris…ah, he --"

"Kissed you?"

"What?! No!! God, no!!" Joonxing chuckled and bit at his 'father's' reaction. "I-I mean, no…that is not it. U-um, what would you do if…if I said…"

"If you said…?" Suho raised his eye brow at the other.

"If I said…come to Korea with me."

Suho widen his eyes. "W-what?"

"A-and…what would you do if Kris got you a job in Korea…and the housing is all taken cared of?"

Suho was speechless. "W-wait, what?"

Yixing proceeded to tell the other about Kris' idea, how Tao wanted him and Luhan to go to Korea and Kris' nice gesture in finding jobs for them as well as taking care of the housing. All Kris wanted to do was make Tao happy. If it meant that he needs to bring 4 people to Korea with him, then he would do it to make Tao happy. Plus, Kris liked the idea of bringing a family together; it was better than being separated. "S-so everything is basically set for us…work and house…everything."

"W-what did you say about this?"

"I told him that I wouldn't go --"

"What?! Yixing, you should go! This is Tao…your brother is asking you to go with him to Korea…family is important --"

"That may be true…but you know…you and Joonxing are also my family." Suho blushed a bit. "That is why I said that I wouldn't go…unless you would go too. If you stayed...I would stay here in China too."

"S-so…you were basically waiting for me? For my answer? Why?"

"Because I love you…a lot and Joonxing too. If I were to be separated from you two…I wouldn't be happy…I would be worried to be honest." He let out a weak chuckle. "More importantly…I would be really mad if you went out with someone else."

Suho narrowed his eyes. "Really Yixing? You would say something like that."

"What?! Its true." He pouted at the nurse, who just shook his head. Joonxing chuckled and wrapped his arms around the other's neck. "B-but really…what do you say?"

"What do I say?"

"Yeah…I mean…Kris told me that his friend's friend's sister…her work is looking for nurses…that can be you! And there are many primary schools around the area for Joonxing. He speaks Korean right? I mean, he is a smart guy…look! He is bilingual! It w-wouldn't be a problem. B-but if you say no…I wouldn't go either…I love you too much to leave. I don't…I don't want to be separated from you."

Suho bit his lip, thinking of the pros and cons of leaving China and going back to Korea, his home country. 'Everything is set job and housing…w-well…I would be miserable if Yixing isn't here…and just when Joonxing started to call him papa too…he would be loosing a father figure.' "I-I…um," 'Hm…I should thank Kris for this.' "We will go."

Yixing widen his eyes. "W-what was that?"

"We'll go…to Korea." Suho smiled at the other. Yixing slowly smiled and let out a chuckle. He approached the other, giving him a hug. "Its been a long time since I went back to Korea." He tightly hugged the other. "It would be nice to see my country again…plus," He lifted up his head, resting his chin on the other's chest. "You will be there. It will be nice." He glanced over at his son, who rested his head on Yixing's shoulder. "Joonxing…we will be moving."

"To Korea?" He smiled.

"Yeah…back to where mama lived."

"We get to live with papa? Like a family right?"

Suho grinned. "Yeah…like a family." Yixing leaned over and gave Suho a kiss on the lips, making Joonxing cringe.

"Ew."

"You want a peck too?" Yixing pecked Joonxing on the cheek, making the other grossed out from the action. "Yah, no kissy marks."

Both adults laughed at the little angel, causing him to pout.

"I should really thank Kris for this." Suho clasped his hands together. "He is such a nice man…doing this…especially for Tao."

"You think?" Yixing asked as he set Joonxing down on the kitchen seat, as well sitting down next to him.

"Yeah…Tao asked for you to go to Korea to live with him…you and Luhan refused because of the jobs and your lives here…and here comes Kris, doing everything he can to bring you guys to live in Korea…plus, giving me a job and house for us to live in…he is thoughtful to include me and Joonxing too."

"Well, I did say I wouldn't leave without you and Joonxing." He patted Joonxing on the head. "You guys mean the world to me."

Suho gave an angelic smile. "You too…you mean the world to us."

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"We're home!" Luhan said as he opened the door for himself and Kris. The panda jerked up from the couch, earning glances from the two. "Whoa, Tao…are you okay?"

"I…um, y-yeah." He sat up straight. "I'm okay…just the door…s-scared me. I'm sorry."

"Its fine…um, anyway," Luhan closed the door and held up a plastic bag full of snacks and among other things. "We went to the store…I'm sure Sehun told you?"

"Yeah."

By then, Sehun came in upon hearing his name. "Oh, let me help you two." He approached the two, grabbing the plastic bags from Kris' hands. "Yitao was looking for you."

"For me? Did something happen?"

"Uh," Sehun looked back at Tao, who avoided his gaze and started to fiddle with the hem of his t-shirt. "I'm not sure, b-but he was looking for you."

"Okay…I'll go and see him." The dragon glanced at the panda before heading towards his room to get his son.

"So," Sehun started, looking in the bags. "Did you get me candy?" He asked Luhan, who just gave a simple nod. "Yah, you are awesome!" Without thinking he leaned over and gave a peck on his cheek.

Tao blinked a couple of times. "You guys are together?"

Immediately, Sehun and Luhan turned their heads over to the other with reddening cheeks displayed on their face.

"I…erm, y-yes. W-we are." Luhan said, trying to calm himself.

"Oh." Tao nodded as he gave a small smile. "Congratulations."

"E-eh? You aren't surprised?" 'His voiced seem so monotoned just now.' Luhan thought.

"No." He gave a weary smile. "I had a feeling."

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"Yitao?" Kris opened the door to see his son, laying on the bed, facing the wall. "Yitao, why are you so sad? Are you okay?" Yitao slowly got up and wiped his eyes. He shook his head, making Kris concerned. "What happened? Did someone hurt you?"

"N-no."

He approached his son and sat down next to him. "Well…what happened?"

Yitao frowned before letting tears fall from his eyes. "I-is mommy leaving u-us?"

"What?" He leaned over and wiped the tears from his son's eyes. "What are you talking about? Why would you say that?"

"Be…because I saw mommy and uncle Aaron kissing." He hiccuped.

Kris felt his heart stop. 'W-what? Tao and Aaron?' "What…w-what do you mean?"

"When mommy and I were in the park…I saw uncle Aaron…h-he and mommy were talking, t-then…then mommy started to…to kiss uncle Aaron." Yitao cried, letting more tears fall from his eyes. "I thought mommy loved daddy!"

Kris was unsure how to respond. He himself was completely shocked at what he just heard. 'Tao…and Aaron? W-why…'

By then, Tao entered the room, surprised at the downing atmosphere. "Wh-whats going --"

"Mommy!" Yitao ran towards the other hugging his legs in the process.

"Yi-Yitao? Whats wrong --"

"Mommy! I thought mommy loved daddy a lot!" He hiccuped, letting tears run down his face.

"What are you talking about?" He knelt down, trying to wipe the running tears from Yitao's eyes; he glanced up at Kris, who bore a downhearted expression. Tao felt his heart break when he saw how sad the other was. He glanced back at the young panda trying to form a proper sentence. "Yitao, y-you know I love your father very much --"

"No, you don't! Why was mommy kissing uncle Aaron then?"

Tao's eyes widen. 'He saw.' "I…--"

"So, its true?" Kris stood up from the bed. "What Yitao is saying is true then? You and Aaron…kissed?"

Tao felt like he wanted to disappear. He could lie and keep himself safe, but that would make Yitao look like a liar and he didn't want that. He glanced at Yitao's weeping face. The young panda did look like he was devastated at what he saw.

"M-mommy?" He tightly hugged Tao's neck. "Mommy isn't leaving us right? Be-because mommy loves me and daddy right?"

Tao slumped onto the floor and hugged the young panda tightly. "Of course I love you both. P-please stop crying okay." It was already breaking Tao's heart to see the other like this. It was going to hurt even more when he is going to look up at Kris again. "Mommy is sorry for making you sad…I love your father very much."

"N-not uncle right?" He wiped his eyes. "You won't leave us right?"

"N-no. I will never leave you two…never think of that okay…because it won't happen. W-what me and your uncle Aaron did…u-um, it was…w-was a…mommy's lips was hurt so uncle Aaron was kissing it away."

Yitao nodded, believing every word his 'mother' was saying. "O-oh. R-really?"

Tao nodded. "Yes, really."

"B-but kisses on your lips are reserved for daddy though…right?"

"R-right." Tao leaned over and kissed Yitao on the cheek. "For you…on the cheek."

Yitao slowly started to feel better now. "It was just a mis…m-misunderstanding then?"

"Erm, yes, Yitao."

"Oh…okay." Yitao nodded, feeling absolutely better. Tao gave a weak smile and wiped the running nasal mucus coming out from his nose with his own shirt.

"W-why don't you go and see auntie and uncle hm? I need to talk to your father for a minute." Tao stood up and opened the door, which the young panda nodded. Once he left the room, Tao closed the door. He started to shake a bit, unsure what is going to happen next. He surely knew that Kris was going to furious. Tao wanted to tell him himself, but it seemed like Yitao beat him to it. The panda couldn't get mad that the child, he was just being honest. He glanced up at a crestfallen dragon. "K-Kris --"

"So, it is true then." He tried his best not to get angry. "What was the meaning of that?"

"J-just wait, calm down --"

"Telling me to calm down?" Kris caught himself from raising his voice. He didn't know what to feel; betrayed, angry, sad? "You have to be kidding me." He shook his head. "Are you tired of me or something? Am I doing something wrong to you?"

"N-no --"

"Really now." He brushed the strands of his hair. "Then what was that? When Yitao told me that, I didn't know what to believe. I just figured that he saw someone else and mistook them for you, but hearing you say that you did kiss him…w-what…I don't even know what to," He sighed and took a seat on the bed. "…why did you do that Tao?"

"I-I didn't!" He pushed himself off the door and made his way over to the other, kneeling in front of him and situated himself between his legs; he grabbed his hand in the process and held onto them tightly. "I didn't initiate the kiss, he leaned in and kissed me!"

"D-did you break away?"

"Of course I did…n-not right away --"

"Wait, what?" Kris pulled his hands away from Tao's. "You didn't break away fast enough?"

"I tried, but he had his hand on the back of my head…I-I tried, I really did! His hold was too strong." Tao placed his hands on either side of Kris' face, making him to look directly at the panda. "You have to believe me, I tried my best to fight him off…that kiss meant nothing. Absolutely nothing…I love you. You and Yitao, okay." Tao started to tremble and his tone showed it. "Y-you know that, okay." Tao started to cry; he truly felt bad for kissing another person when he was in a relationship with someone that he loved.

Kris placed his hands on Tao's wrists, bringing his hands down from his face. He sighed and leaned to the side, grabbing his pocket handkerchief from his back pocket. He started to wipe Tao's tears away from his face. "Stop crying." He said softly. "Please."

Tao tried to calm his abnormal breathing. He slowly nodded and wiped his eyes clean. "S-sorry Kris…I'm really sorry for hurting you…and Y-Yitao." He covered his face with this hands. "I'm not tired of you…okay…he…h-he is upset about the fact that I left him for you. I thought he understood why and moved on, b-but I guess he wasn't over it." Tao coughed a bit before continuing. "P-please believe me."

The dragon hesitated, but slowly wrapped his arms around the other, pulling him close so the panda was resting his head against his shoulder. He thought over it and knew Tao was telling the truth. With what Aaron said to him, he believed that Tao was right in what he said; that Aaron initiated the kiss. "I believe you. Calm down okay." He started to pat the other on the back to calm him down. "Calm down."

They sat there for a while, no words being spoken to one another, just silence between them. Kris cleared his throat before he spoke; he told the other about what Aaron told him when they were in the hospital. How Aaron would personally beat him up if he didn't keep Tao happy, how he hated his guts for stealing Tao away from him, even how he said that he would be a perfect partner for him since he and Tao grew up together. He let out a scoff. "You know…I did start to think if you being with me was the right choice."

Tao's eyes widen in shock. He pulled back, but gripped the other's shirt tightly. "W-why would…why would you even say that?" He started to feel angry; of course Kris was the perfect person for him. "You are the right choice okay." He wiped his eyes once more from the tears coming out from his eyes. "Aaron is mad…okay, he is mad, but I know that he will eventually let me go."

Kris squinted his eyes a bit. He didn't believe that, but not wanting to talk any further about the other, he gave a simple nod.

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A week passed and soon, the funeral for the brothers' father came. It was hard for the brothers, but with the help of the love ones around them, it calmed them down a bit.

The brothers, along with their love ones, arrived back at the apartment to rest.

"Y-you know," Luhan started as he took off his jacket. "You guys didn't really have to come --"

"Nonsense." Sehun interrupted as he walked up to the other. "Why would we do that? Myself, Kris and Suho are willing to go with you guys…because we care. We want to be there for you three."

Luhan gave a small smile. "T-thank you." Both Yixing and Tao nodded at their lovers, thanking them for attending their father's funeral.

"Auntie, auntie." Yitao tugged on Luhan's pant leg, making him glance down. "Um, I'm hungry…we are hungry." He pointed himself and Joonxing, who started to rub his stomach.

"I'll make something then." He gave a small smile at them.

"I'll help too." Suho offered. Luhan was about to reject his help, since Suho was a guest, but the other waved it off.

The two started to cook, while the others changed out of their formal wear and were sent to the living room to watch television. As they were watching, Luhan was about to head towards the door, catching Sehun's eye.

"Where are you going?"

"Grocery store…I need some ingredients. I thought that I had some, but I guess not."

"I'll go get them for you." Tao offered as he stood up. "Suho would need help right? What do you need?"

"O-oh…thank you. Um, these." Luhan showed Tao a small list of items that he needed.

"All right…I'll go get them." Tao nodded. He was about to head to the door when Kris opened the door before he could.

"I'll go with you."

"H-huh? Its fine --"

"I don't mind…I'll go with you."

"Do I have to go too?" Yitao asked, in which Kris shook his head.

"You can stay here and play with Joonxing more. Okay?"

Yitao nodded and resumed back to playing with Joonxing. Kris gently pushed Tao towards the outside, telling everyone that they will be back. As the two started to walk down the stairs and to the sidewalk, it was just quiet between them. Tao was unsure what was bothering Kris, but figured that it had to be about the Aaron kiss event.

'Maybe…he is still mad.'

Tao glanced down at Kris' empty hand. Being bold, he reached out for it and held onto the other's hand tightly. It caught the dragon by surprise, but squeezed Tao's hand gently. The panda scooted close to the other. "Are you mad?"

"Hm? No…I'm not." He said as he adjusted the hat and shades that he had, before he and Tao left the apartment. "I'm fine."

Unconvinced, Tao stopped the other from walking. He knew he was still upset about the event, judging by how he was acting after the talk. "You are mad. You've been acting weird ever since that talk."

"I'm not mad okay. Let's just go and get the things that we need." Kris started to pull the panda along, but he held his ground.

"N-no. You're mad." By then, people were staring at the debating couple, wondering what was going on, but none seem to want to interfere. "I-is it still about the Aaron thing?"

Kris bit his lips, and Tao knew that he hit right at the target. "Its just that it still bothers me." The dragon responded. "All right? Thats all."

Tao nodded. 'Its probably going to be awhile…I can't blame him though…I mean, if the roles switched…I would be in the same spot as him.' He glanced at the other to see his dejected expression. The panda frowned started to walk closer to the other. Once he was standing in front of him, he placed his hands on either side of his face. Usually, it would be Kris initiating the kiss, but today, he wanted to show the other that he loved him more. He leaned up, and pressed his lips against the other's, causing him to be shocked a bit at the action.

It wasn't just a simple, loving kiss; Tao put a lot of his heart into it. Within a matter of seconds, it started to become more passionate. Tao repeatedly pressed his lips on the other until he got the idea that he loved him more. The panda pulled back and his lips a bit. He glanced up at the other, only to hold in a chuckle. The dragon was now flushed face, causing the panda to chuckle at his reaction.

"I love you."

The red faced dragon responded, saying his 'I love you' back. Tao beamed and wrapped his arms around Kris' arm.

"Feeling a little bit better now?" Instead of responding, Kris gave a slight nod that he was better. "I'm…glad. Just…don't let it bother you okay? You know where my heart lies." With that, Tao started to pull Kris forward with him to the grocery store.

Once they reached their destination, they started to shop for the ingredients that Luhan needed. It didn't take them more than 10 minutes to gather the things that they need. They paid for their items and left the grocery store. The walk back was less cold than going to the grocery store. The two started to chat and laughed with each other, being a loving couple as they should be.

As they crossed the sidewalk, Tao paid most of his attention to the other that he didn't notice that the person walking towards them grabbed him by the arm. Shocked, he quickly turned his head the holder. It was the only person that Tao, and not even Kris, didn't want to see.

"A-Aaron let me go." Tao tried to pull back his arm back, but the grip was too tight.

"Hey, let him go." Kris' eyes started grew with anger.

"I need to talk to him." Aaron said with a monotone, yet harsh voice. His gaze was even dark which created a dark atmosphere around them. He started to tug Tao to come along, but the panda held tightly onto the other's arm. "I really need to talk to you. Now."

"No." Tao glared at Aaron, trying his best to make Aaron remove his arm from his. "Let go of me! I'm serious!"

"Well, I'm serious too." He tighten his grip, making Tao yelp.

Hearing that one little yelp, Kris started to get into over protective mode. He harshly pushed Aaron away from Tao, who released his grip from the panda's arm. "Hey, don't touch him!" The dragon then stood in front of him, shielding the other from Aaron.

People around them started to stare at them, whispering to one another about the commotion going on.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Aaron returned the glare. "I need to talk to Tao…right now."

"He doesn't want to speak with you. So leave him alone."

Aaron gritted his teeth. "Fine then." He leaned to the side, so he could get a good look at Tao. "Just to let you know, Tao…I do still have these feelings for you." Tao hitched his breath upon hearing those words come out from his ex-boyfriend's lips. He tighten his grip on the back of Kris' shirt. "And that kiss that we shared. I meant it." Aaron glanced at the dragon, curious as to what his reaction would be. He smirked a bit when he saw that he hit one of Kris' nerves. "Shocked?"

Tao prayed that Kris wouldn't do anything stupid in the public. He was after all a famous person and of course it was smart to cover himself with the hat and shades, but still, it wouldn't be smart to act in public. His prayers backfired when he felt the dragon moved forward, while he dropped some of the bags that contained the items. Thankfully, Luhan didn't need anything that comes in jars, or else they would have to go back. The panda gasped as he saw the raging dragon took hold of the other's shirt and slam him against the nearest wall. The pedestrians that were near them stood shocked and continued to watch what the dragon would do next.

"Why are you still after him huh?" Kris tighten his hold on Aaron's shirt. "You know…I was starting to doubt myself earlier if I was suitable to be next to Tao. Yeah, sure I didn't grow up with him…yeah, okay I may not know everything about him…I probably don't know much on what he likes or dislikes unlike you…but you know, I am still learning things about Tao all right." He soften his gaze a bit. "And I'm not perfect…there will be times where he and I will fight, but that is normal. You know no one is perfect. You wanted Tao to be happy? Why can't you let him?"

Aaron tighten his lips and harshly pushed Kris back. Tao caught the other before he stumbled. He turned to his ex-boyfriend and bore a dejected expression. "I really thought you want me to be happy."

"I did!" Aaron raised his voice at the other. "But with me!"

Tao slowly exhaled and shook his head. "You have a real possession problem or something." He said softly, but enough for Kris to hear. "Aaron, I'm sorry okay. This was probably a bad idea to begin with…to actually say yes in dating with you. If I knew that it was going to end up like this…" Tao sighed and started to pick up the bags. "I'm sorry…we are going to go." Aaron was shocked; he approached Tao, but the panda was quicker. He gently placed both hand on either side of the other, so their eyes locked. Even though Kris didn't like the idea of Tao holding him, he decided to let Tao do what he felt that he had to do. "Just please let us be…please."

Tao's eyes were begging for Aaron to understand what he was asking for. Instead of doing what Tao wanted, he shook his head. "I'm sorry…I love you too."

"It's going to take awhile. But you know…the right person is somewhere there for you. It's not me…I'm not the one for you." With that, Tao released his hands from Aaron's face and slowly backed up. He quickly grabbed Kris' hand and with that, they walked away, leaving Aaron behind.

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"There you are." Luhan walked up to Tao to grab the bags. "What took you guys so long?" He asked as he checked the items.

"We ran…into someone." Tao replied, making Luhan nod his head.

"Oh, all right then. I just need to add this and the food will be set. Thanks again for getting them for me."

"It was no problem." He gave a small smile.

"Mommy, mommy!" Yitao grabbed Tao's hand and started to pull on it. "Play with me and Joonxing!"

"O-oh, I'm sorry Yitao…mommy is a little tired today." He brought Yitao around and handed his hand to Kris. "Play with daddy for a bit?"

"Hm?" Yitao gave a simple nod. "Play?" He asked his father, who nodded. "Yay! Lets play outside! Come on Joonxing!" He grabbed the other by the hand and started to drag him to the door.

"W-wait for me." Kris said as he followed the kids outside. Once he closed the door, Tao made his way over and slumped on the couch with Sehun and Yixing.

"Whats got you?" Yixing asked.

"Lots of things…lots of things." Tao responded as he laid his head on his brother's shoulder. Yixing patted his brother's cheek.

"You wanna know something cool?"

"Hm?"

"We're going."

"Going?" Tao sat up straight, raising his eyebrow at his brother. "Going where?"

"They are coming with us." Sehun said, making Tao even more confused. The panda pondered a bit, before realizing what they were talking about.

"T-to Korea?"

Yixing smiled and nodded at his brother. "Yeah."

"N-no way!" He turned to Sehun, just to make sure that Yixing wasn't joking with him.

"He is telling the truth Tao."

"R-really? S-seriously -- Luhan!!" Tao jumped off from the couch and ran to the kitchen. He knew he scared his eldest brother, since his face was now fuming.

"W-what?! Why did you scream?! I was holding onto a plate Tao!" Luhan placed the plate on the table before putting both hands on his hips.

Tao lunged at his brother and tightly hugged him. "Y-you are going…to Korea?"

"Huh? Oh, y-yeah. How did you know? We were going to surprise you."

"Yixing."

Luhan pinched the bridge of his nose. "Of course…Yixing. B-but anyway, yeah, we are going. Suho too and his son."

Tao felt a little weight lifted from his heart. He was glad now that his brothers were going to come with him to Korea. "Wh-what made you change your mind?"

"Actually, it was Kris who did all of his." Suho said as he wiped his hands on a towel. "He tried to find jobs for all of us and luckily he was able to find some. And he even took care of the housing for us."

"Wh-where…are you guys living close to us?"

"Very close. It's his house." Luhan replied.

"How are we…oh…well…it is a mansion…I remember that he had lots of rooms." Tao pondered a bit. 'I can't believe it…Kris did all of this?'

"I remember you guys are leaving tomorrow…we will follow. It's just that Yixing, myself, and Suho need to get our stuff all taken care of."

"T-then you will come?"

Luhan chuckled. "Yes Tao…then we will be there. Maybe tomorrow night…early morning."

"Y-you got the plane tickets?"

"Yeah, Kris booked them too."

"How…when did he do that?"

Luhan pondered a bit by placing his index finger on his cheek. "Well…he has been making lots of calls lately…over his cellphone…he would go outside sometimes. Private call and what not."

'Oh, thats why.' Tao nodded at his brother.

"Kris is a great guy Tao. You are lucky." Luhan said, making Suho nod in agreement.

"H-hey!" Sehun said as he and Yixing popped in the kitchen. "What about me? You are lucky to have me right?"

"You? What about me?!" Yixing went straight towards Suho, hugging him tightly. "I'm the best right?!"

"You are…h-hugging me to tightly!" Suho pushed the other away a bit to regain back some air. He narrowed his eyes at the taller, but quickly blushed once Yixing placed a kiss on his cheek. "Yi-Yixing!"

"What?" He snuggled his head against Suho's lovingly. "I love you!"

Suho turned a deep shade of red and buried his head against Yixing's shoulder. Sehun turned towards Luhan and gave him a peck on the lips. As expected, Luhan turned a shade of red.

'I'm so happy right now!' Tao smiled at his brothers with their lovers. 'Everyone is coming to Korea. I should thank Kris for this…he is an amazing person.'

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After their late lunch, Suho took Joonxing home to finish packing as well give Joonxing a little bath since he became sweaty from playing outside with Yitao and Kris. Yixing accompanied Suho and Joonxing, to make sure that they arrive home  safe and sound.

"Yitao, why don't I give you a bath?" Tao offered in which the young panda nodded. The panda picked up the other up and informed the others that he will be back.

As Tao headed to the bathroom with Yitao, Kris helped out Luhan and Sehun take care of the dishes.

"So…I'm guessing someone told him?" Kris said, breaking the silence between the three of them.

"Hm? Oh, yeah." Luhan nodded. He proceeded to tell the other that it was Yixing who broke the surprise and now Tao knew everything.

"Yah…it was suppose to be a surprise though." Kris had plan that once he, Tao, and Yitao return back to Korea, everyone else would be flying down and surprise Tao there, but it seem that Yixing let out the special surprise. "Guess thats fine. Um, so, you have everything set for tomorrow? As well as Yixing and Suho?"

"Hm, I'm almost done packing…I think Yixing too…Suho did mention that he was all set and everything. All he has left is to talk to the landlord and thats it."

"Great. The tickets are set for you guys…just head to the check-in and there is this online self check-in. Just do that and everything should be all ready for you to go."

Luhan nodded at the instructions. "Thanks Kris…for everything. I still can't believe that we are going…I mean, our lives have always been here. Thankfully, Yixing and I know how to speak Korean…or else it would have been difficult."

"It was no problem. Plus, you will be able to make new memories there…especially with that." He pointed at Sehun, who rolled his eyes at his Boss.

"I'm not a 'that'." Sehun stuck out his tongue at the other. Luhan chuckled and patted Sehun's cheek. The gardener beamed and hugged the Chinese man tightly. Kris watched as the two started to smile at one another. He started to feel a bit proud that he was about to help Tao's brothers out as well as Suho and Joonxing. After all, he did want to make Tao happy. Kris slowly backed away from the kitchen to give the two their lovely moment.

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Yitao ran into the living room where the Kris and company where.

"Done? Where is mommy?" Kris asked as he lifted his son onto his lap, who was now wearing another set of Tao's old, but still intact clothes.

"Mommy is taking a shower because mommy is stinky."

Sehun tried his best to hold in a laugh. "Ah, Yitao…such a precious child."

Yitao beamed and laid his back on Kris' chest. Everyone resumed back in watching television, laughing here and there at the comedy show; after a while Kris placed Yitao on the couch. He informed everyone that he would be right back. With that, he headed to Tao's room, wanting to change out of his clothes into something comfortable. Since he, Yitao, and Tao came to China in a rush last week, they were unable to bring any clothes. He did bring his card to buy some clothes, but Tao offered to give him some of his. Thankfully, he and Tao were the same size, but with the height difference, it just seem shrunken on the dragon, but he didn't mind.

Kris sat on Tao's bed as he started to put on some socks that Tao provided for him. He glanced up once he heard the door open, revealing a freshly, clean Tao. The panda ended up wearing just a plain white hooded striped top and just some shorts that he had. As he dried his hair with his towel, he looked up to see Kris staring right back at him.

"Oh, you changed…you are not going to take a shower or something? It was fairly warm today."

"Nah…I think I'll be fine. I'll just shower when we get home tomorrow." He nodded at his answer.

Tao placed his blanket on the hook that was on his door. He made his way over to the dragon and sat beside him. "Thank you."

Knowing very well what he was talking, Kris decided to play dumb and asked what he was talking about.

"You know…for…for bringing my brothers as well as Suho and Joonxing to Korea. For everything." Tao wrapped his arm around Kris', hugging it tight against his chest. "Thank you so much." He said against Kris' shoulder.

The dragon smiled and laid his head against Tao's. "Anything, for you."

Tao smiled and glanced up at the other; feeling a little bold, he leaned forward and gave the dragon a kiss.

It started to get a little heated; Tao was now situated on the dragon's lap, his legs on either side of Kris' waist. Tao tightly grabbed onto the other's shirt, pulling him close to deepen the kiss. Kris started to caress the panda's back, his hand going under Tao's shirt and feeling his heated skin.

Tao pulled back and his lips. As he was about to go back for another passionate kiss, the door opened.

"Mommy."

With quick reflexes, Kris gently pushed Tao off of him by throwing him towards the bed. He quickly looked over his shoulder to see Yitao wasn't looking at them, but more preoccupied with what was on his hand. By then, Kris smoothed out his shirt and tried to act causal for his son. The young panda glanced up to see his father and tilted his head.

"Oh…is mommy sleeping?"

"O-oh, he is --"

"I'm awake." Tao tried to hold his composure as he sat up. 'That was close.' "I-is there something that you need Yitao?"

"I got a boo-boo." Yitao walked up to Tao and showed him his finger, which had a slight cut on the tip of his index finger. "I wanted to draw…and then…then the paper cut me."

"Oh," Tao picked up the young panda and placed him on his lap. "I'll fix it for you, okay?"

Yitao nodded and watched as Tao leaned over to his bed side table, opening the drawers to get his small box that he kept his bandages and medicines. Kris watched as Tao cleaned up Yitao's wound and placed a mickey mouse bandaid over it.

'Such a mother.' Kris thought.

Tao smiled; he brought Yitao's hand to his lips and kissed it. "There, all better."

"Thank you!" Yitao wrapped his arms around Tao's neck. "Mommy is the best!!" The young panda placed a kiss on Tao's cheek. Yitao looked over his shoulder, now staring at his father. "Mommy is the best huh?"

Kris chuckled and nodded in agreement. "Yes, mommy is the best." With that, he leaned forward and gave Tao a kiss on the cheek. Once he pulled back, Yitao tugged both on their arms.

"Lets go watch tv?"

"Sure." Tao placed Yitao on the ground. "We will be there."

"Okay!" With that, Yitao rushed out of the room to the living room where the rest were. Tao was about to follow the other when he felt arms around his waist pulling him back.

"Eh?" The panda looked over his shoulder with a questioning look. "Whats wrong?"

"N-nothing." He responded as he rested his head against the other. "I just like holding you…thats all."

"Oh." Tao nodded and turned around, now facing the dragon and returning the hug. "Power hug!!" He beamed as he tightly hugged the other. Kris couldn't help, but laugh at Tao's cute little antics. "Lets go watch tv now." Tao started to tug Kris to the door. "Lets go babe."

Kris stood still; his eyes widen and his cheeks turned a deep shade of red when he heard the new term given. "D-did you…did you just me babe?!"

"Yeah?"

"No…"

Tao huffed and placed his hands on his waist. "Why not? It is cute!"

Kris shook his head. "No…its embarrassing!"

"Well, what do you want me to call you?"

"You know Kris is just fine."

Tao made a face. "Thats not cute at all."

"What do you mean?! Thats my name!"

"Yeah, well, its not loving enough."

Kris raised his eyebrow at the other. "What do you even mean?!"

"Come on, its cute though right? I would call you baby --"

"Oh god."

"But…but I already call Yitao that, so 'babe' for you. You have to admit, it is adorable."

Kris felt himself overheating. He wanted to protest, but decided not to go against it. "O-okay, fine. You can call me that."

"Great!" Tao clapped his hands together.

"W-wait, what do I call you?"

Tao pondered a bit before answering. "You call me the loving panda, Tao!" 

"Uh..." The dragon bit his lips, trying to prevent laughter from coming out. "Ah…um, how about…honey?"

"Honey?"

"Yeah." Kris started to feel embarrassed. Its been a long time since he called anyone by using a pet name.

"Honey." Tao tapped his cheeks, pondering about the term. "I like it!" He grabbed Kris' hand and swung it back and forth. "I could go with that." He leaned up and gave the dragon a sweet kiss on the lips.

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